Olympus 9000 vs Sony TX20

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus 9000 and Sony TX20, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was introduced 3 years before the TX20 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 9000 scores against the TX20 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 9000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 9000 Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 9000 provides outer measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony TX20 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the 9000 against the TX20.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the 9000 and TX20 is 92 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at specifications. The visual below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 9000 and TX20.

Plainly, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony TX20 to give you more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.